Outspoken: Joe Biden, CM Punk, Caroline Kennedy and more…

— Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President John Kennedy, who on May 7 presented the 2012 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award to three Iowa Supreme Court justices who were voted out of office for ruling to legalize gay marriage. (Shewired.com, May 7)

“Making same sex marriage illegal is the same as having segregated drinking fountains. Embarrassing. The human race is embarrassing.”

—WWE wrestler CM Punk, via Twitter, expressing his support for gay marriage the day before North Carolina voted on banning gay marriage in the state constitution. (AfterElton.com, May 7)

“Gayness is built into Batman. I’m not using gay in the pejorative sense, but Batman is very, very gay. There’s just no denying it.”

— Comic book writer Grant Morrison, who has written Batman series for DC Comics since 2006. (Playboy, April 18)